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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Sree Rama temple- Thriprayar,Kerala

Sree Rama temple, is situated on the banks of river Thriprayar which is in Trichur district. This is a 11th century temple. Guruvayur temple is just 23kms from this place. This temple stands tall on the banks of the river and one can enjoy the scenic beauty around.

A golden statue of Lord Rama is enshrined in sanctum sanctorum. The idol possesses 4 hands each carrying a conch, disc, bow and garland respectively. There are also idols of Boodevi and Sreedevi on either side of the deity . Dakshina Murthy is also worshipped here on the Southern side . It is believed that deity here has some of the aspects of Siva and Brahma too. Hence the deity is said to be a manifestation of Trimurtis. There are sub shrines for Goshala Krishnan and Ayyapa in the outer circumambulation path. Devotees visiting the temple, as a ritual , feed fish in the river with soaked rice, called as meenutu, to seek blessings of God.

The temple sanctum is circular and the roof is conical. There are exquisite paintings, and carvings on wooden panels from Ramayana epic on the walls of this temple. Ganesha is worshipped in a small shrine within the inner walls of the temple. An unseen manifestation of Hanuman is worshipped in the mandapam near the sanctum .

There are also temples dedicated to Rama's brothers Lakshmana, Bharatha and Shatrughna nearby and devotees take a pilgrimage of these 4 temples on a single day in the month of karkkidagam , the last month of Malayalam calender. It is known as nalambala darishanam and gaining popularity these days. These temples are in Irinajalakuda , dedicated to Bharatha- Moozhikulam - Lakshmana, and Payyamel - Shatrughna. I shall be posting on these temples one by one

PW, Pic 10 it is a big weighing balance, only the top portion is seen. It is used for a ritual called thulabharam. Devotees offer to God various things like sugar, Jaggery,flowers, basil, bananas equal to their weight. The person who makes the offering is made to sit on one side of the balance and the other side is is filled with the offerings.Could not get the whole thing in the pic.

Wonderful coverage. The day you went, there seems to have a large number of visitors. I visited this temple 2 years back accompanied by my nephews and nieces. We also went to a beautiful beach nearby known as Snehateeram. I have a post on that, but in Hindi.http://goo.gl/oouOe